Edward Hale

While still in college he worked as a part-time reporter; soon after graduating he initiated his career by contributing to magazines. He was licensed to preach in 1842. He became pastor of the Church of Unity, Worcester, Massachussets (1846 - 1856), and of Boston's South Congregational Church (1856 - 1899). He married Emily Perkins, a member of the crusading Beecher family, in 1852. Hale was a leader in the Social Gospel movement of the last half of the 19th century and a forceful advocate of emigrant aid, African American education, worker's housing, and world peace. In 1903 he became chaplain of the U. S. Senate and did not return to Boston until shortly before his death there, on June 10, 1909. Two of Hale's stories became famous. "My Double and How He Undid Me" (1859) combines fantasy and realism in a humorous story about a harassed minister, Frederick Ingham, who has a double perform some of his many tasks. Ingham reappears as the narrator of "The Man without a Country" (1863). This story was inspired by a recent condemnation of America by a Southern sympathizer and was based, vaguely, upon an actual incident. "The Man without a Country" concerns Philip Nolan, who, while on trial with Aaron Burr for conspiracy, shouts, "Damn the United States! I wish I may never hear of the United States again!" Taking him at his word, the court-martial condemns him "from that moment September 23, 1807" never to hear his country's name again. A perennial prisoner aboard a U. S. naval vessel, Nolan "for that half-century and more" is "a man without a country. " On his death bed, now a fervent patriot, he finally learns about his country's history since his punishment began. The story's verisimilitude and the public temper during 1863, the year of its anonymous appearance in the Atlantic, made it popular. It was reprinted as a pamphlet in 1865, collected in Hale's If, Yes, and Perhaps (1868), and republished scores of times. As late as 1937 it furnished the book for an opera. Hale's other writings, though less popular, were much admired. The writings he esteemed most were collected in a 10-volume edition in 1898 and 1900.

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First Captured, Last Freed: Memoirs of a P.O.W. in World War II Guam and Japan

("War," says U.S. Navy officer Edward E. Hale, "brings out...)

"War," says U.S. Navy officer Edward E. Hale, "brings out the best in the best and the worst in the worst." Hale was one of eighty U.S. servicemen captured in the first battle in the Pacific, Guam, December 8-10, 1941. The "eighty eight-balls" spent all of World War II in Japanese labor camps, not released until Japan officially surrendered on September 2, 1945. How did they endure, for nearly four years, the starvation diets, beriberi and other diseases, forced labor, harsh punishments, bitter cold, and deprivation of news from home? Only one of the eighty died in Japan, but they might all have perished if they had undergone another hard winter. Ed Hale tells their story with a keen eye for detail, an understanding of human nature, an amazing lack of bitterness, and a natural eloquence that makes the book inspiring. Ten years after the war, this career officer had come to love the Japanese people, who had also been victims of the Military. He wrote a farewe! ll essay to Japanese civilians, thanking them for teaching him the virtues of patience and tolerance.

The Man Without a Country

(The Man Without a Country is the story of American Army l...)

The Man Without a Country is the story of American Army lieutenant Philip Nolan, who renounces his country during a trial for treason and is consequently sentenced to spend the rest of his days at sea without so much as a word of news about the United States. Though the story is set in the early 19th century, it is an allegory about the upheaval of the American Civil War and was meant to promote the Union cause.

The Man Without a Country: And Other Naval Essays (Classics of Naval Literature)

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This superbly crafted collection of classic literature preserves the celebrated works of the foremost writers of naval history, biography, and fiction. Since 1984 the series, edited by Jack Sweetman, has brought back into print a total of over sixty titles. The original unabridged texts are accompanied by authoritative new introductions and notes.
Indisputably a mainstay of American literature since it was first published in 1863, The Man Without a Country makes a significant contribution to naval literature as well. The famous novella is a timeless parable of patriotism that takes place predominately aboard U.S. naval vessels, and with this new Classics of Naval Literature edition becomes the centerpiece of a collection of worthy but lesser-known naval writings by Edward Everett Hale. Though long overlooked, these stories are of comparable quality to his most famous work, invoking strong emotions and striking familiar intellectual chords in the midst of a riveting tale. Hale is known for his vivid verbal seascapes and the lifelike portraits of his characters, some historical and others fictional, and lauded for his understanding of the nautical arts and an appreciation of their significance.
With a contemporary introduction by Naval Academy English professor Robert D. Madison, the collection covers a broad spectrum of eighteenth-and nineteenth-century naval activity. Highlighted are such diverse subjects as the search for the ill-fated Franklin expedition, the exploits of a Civil War privateer, the role of the Continental Navy in the American Revolution, and the classic battle between the Serapis and the Bon Homme Richard. All are a masterful blend of literary expertise andhistorical authenticity. Historians, students of literature, and those just looking for a good read will find common ground in these pages.

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The Man Without a Country and Other Tales

(This story was written in the summer of 1863, as a contri...)

This story was written in the summer of 1863, as a contribution, however humble, towards the formation of a just and true national sentiment, or sentiment of love to the nation. It was at the time when Mr. Vallandigham had been sent across the border. It was my wish, indeed, that the story might be printed before the autumn elections of that year,as my "testimony" regarding the principles involved in them,but circumstances delayed its publication till the December number of the Atlantic appeared.

The Man Without a Country

(First published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1863 and writt...)

First published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1863 and written to inspire patriotism and combat Northern sympathy with the Confederacy during the Civil War, this classic story met with immediate praise and acceptance. It concerns the fate of Philip Nolan, a young army officer who was caught up in the eddies of the Aaron Burr affair of 1807, and the granting of his wish "to never hear the name of the United States again."

Sybaris and Other Homes: -1869

(Originally published in 1869. This volume from the Cornel...)

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The Life of Columbus: From His Own Letters and Journals and Other Documents of His Time

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"This book contains a life of Columbus, written with th...)

"This book contains a life of Columbus, written with the hope of interesting all classes of readers.
"His life has often been written, and it has sometimes been well written. The great book of our countryman, Washington Irving, is a noble model of diligent work given to a very difficult subject. And I think every person who has dealt with the life of Columbus since Irving's time, has expressed his gratitude and respect for the author.
"According to the custom of biographers, in that time and since, he includes in those volumes the whole history of the West India islands, for the period after Columbus discovered them till his death. He also thinks it his duty to include much of the history of Spain and of the Spanish court. I do not myself believe that it is wise to attempt, in a book of biography, so considerable a study of the history of the time. Whether it be wise or not, I have not attempted it in this book. I have rather attempted to follow closely the personal fortunes of Christopher Columbus, and, to the history around him, I have given only such space as seemed absolutely necessary for the illustration of those fortunes.
"I have followed on the lines of his own personal narrative wherever we have it. And where this is lost I have used the absolutely contemporary authorities. I have also consulted the later writers, those of the next generation and the generation which followed it. But the more one studies the life of Columbus the more one feels sure that, after the greatness of his discovery was really known, the accounts of the time were overlaid by what modern criticism calls myths, which had grown up in the enthusiasm of those who honored him, and which form no part of real history. If then the reader fails to find some stories with which he is quite familiar in the history, he must not suppose that they are omitted by accident, but must give to the author of the book the credit of having used some discretion in the choice of his authorities." -Edward Everett Hale
Contents
PREFACE.
DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS.
THE LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.
CHAPTER I. EARLY LIFE OF COLUMBUS. CHAPTER II. HIS PLANS FOR DISCOVERY.
CHAPTER III. THE GREAT VOYAGE.
CHAPTER IV. THE LANDING ON THE TWELFTH OF OCTOBER
CHAPTER V. LANDING ON CUBA
CHAPTER VI. DISCOVERY OF HAYTI OR HISPANIOLA
CHAPTER VII. COLUMBUS IS CALLED TO MEET THE KING AND QUEEN
CHAPTER VIII. THE SECOND EXPEDITION SAILS
CHAPTER IX. THE NEW COLONY
CHAPTER X. THE THIRD VOYAGE.
CHAPTER XI. SPAIN, 1500, 1501.
CHAPTER XII. FOURTH VOYAGE.
CHAPTER XIII. TWO SAD YEARS
SUMMARY.
APPENDIX A.
APPENDIX B.
APPENDIX C.

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Edward Everett Hale was an American author, historian, and Unitarian minister.

Background

Edward Everett Hale was born on April 3, 1822 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a descendant of eminent New England families on both sides. His father was a newspaper editor and his mother an author.

Education

After preparation in private schools, Hale entered Harvard at the age of 13 and graduated at 17. He studied theology independently.

Career

While still in college he worked as a part-time reporter; soon after graduating he initiated his career by contributing to magazines. He was licensed to preach in 1842. He became pastor of the Church of Unity, Worcester, Massachussets (1846 - 1856), and of Boston's South Congregational Church (1856 - 1899). He married Emily Perkins, a member of the crusading Beecher family, in 1852. Hale was a leader in the Social Gospel movement of the last half of the 19th century and a forceful advocate of emigrant aid, African American education, worker's housing, and world peace. In 1903 he became chaplain of the U. S. Senate and did not return to Boston until shortly before his death there, on June 10, 1909. Two of Hale's stories became famous. "My Double and How He Undid Me" (1859) combines fantasy and realism in a humorous story about a harassed minister, Frederick Ingham, who has a double perform some of his many tasks. Ingham reappears as the narrator of "The Man without a Country" (1863). This story was inspired by a recent condemnation of America by a Southern sympathizer and was based, vaguely, upon an actual incident. "The Man without a Country" concerns Philip Nolan, who, while on trial with Aaron Burr for conspiracy, shouts, "Damn the United States! I wish I may never hear of the United States again!" Taking him at his word, the court-martial condemns him "from that moment September 23, 1807" never to hear his country's name again. A perennial prisoner aboard a U. S. naval vessel, Nolan "for that half-century and more" is "a man without a country. " On his death bed, now a fervent patriot, he finally learns about his country's history since his punishment began. The story's verisimilitude and the public temper during 1863, the year of its anonymous appearance in the Atlantic, made it popular. It was reprinted as a pamphlet in 1865, collected in Hale's If, Yes, and Perhaps (1868), and republished scores of times. As late as 1937 it furnished the book for an opera. Hale's other writings, though less popular, were much admired. The writings he esteemed most were collected in a 10-volume edition in 1898 and 1900.

Achievements

He was a clergyman and author best remembered for his short story “The Man Without a Country. ” He published a wide variety of works in fiction, history and biography. He used his writings and the two magazines he founded, Old and New (1870–75) and Lend a Hand (1886–97), to advance a number of social reforms, including religious tolerance, the abolition of slavery and wider education.

Views

Quotations:
"The making of friends, who are real friends, is the best token we have of a man's success in life. "

"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. And by the grace of God, I will. "

"If you have accomplished all that you have planned for yourself, you have not planned enough. "

"In the name of Hypocrites, doctors have invented the most exquisite form of torture ever known to man: survival. "

"You and I must not complain if our plans break down if we have done our part. That probably means that the plans of One who knows more than we do have succeeded. "

"I can't do everything, but that won't stop me from doing the little I can do. "

Personality

Combining a forceful personality, organizing genius, and liberal practical theology, Hale was active in raising the tone of American life for half a century.

Interests

Other Interests

He had a deep interest in the anti-slavery movement (especially in Kansas), as well as popular education (involving himself especially with the Chautauqua adult-education movement), and the working-man's home.